Western Shirts by Daniel DeWeese, G. Daniel DeWeese, Steve Weil (2004, Hardcover)

I collect, wear, buy, and sell vintage western clothing, so I was attracted to this new book out on shirts. Although the book is on fairly modern shirts, there is extensive information on each maker and their history. I especially love the back pages, with all the legends of changes over the years in the labels, their colors, letterings and logos along with dates of each that I will find most helpful in my work. It's also beautifully laid out, the pictures are clean and crisp, and it's a plus that it's in full color. I am most pleased with my purchase, and I strongly advise owning a copy of it to anyone who shares a love for this great area of Americana!

Cowgalpal

This book is a obvious must have for western shirt collectors. But maybe more so for fashion designers.

Contains: The history behind and the brands that brought the first western shirts, accompanied by full color images and classic advertisements. The styles and influences of the western shirt has not gone out of fashion since the beginning of the western wear. It mainly focuses on the "couture" side of western wear and not the mass production of it. It would have been nice to have seen an item about that to, because western wear is for every body on all scales of the social ladder. From the workers, cowboys, business men from the old day to the Rock and roll movie stars and urban cowboys of today, and all their gall's and wives.